Rietpoort in numbers
- Coordinates
- -29.4671, 26.7135
- Region
- Free State
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 912 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rietpoort, Free State, South Africa
This page carries the current local time for Rietpoort, Free State, South Africa, in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (+2).
Rietpoort, South Africa
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Rietpoort
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Rietpoort.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:36 AM Solar noon 12:00 PM Sunset 6:24 PM Daylight 12 h 48 min Night 11 h 12 min Civil twilight 5:12 AM – 6:48 PM
Weather in Rietpoort right now
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Rietpoort and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 9940 Dewetsdorp — 13.7 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Free State
- Bloemfontein 556 637
- Welkom 431 944
- Botshabelo 309 714
- Sasolburg 135 828
- Virginia 122 502
- Kroonstad 117 152
Other places named Rietpoort
Same time zone — Africa/Johannesburg
- Johannesburg South Africa
- Cape Town South Africa
- Durban South Africa
- Pretoria South Africa
- Soweto South Africa
- Gqeberha South Africa
Nearby places
- Vaalbank (3) — 3.2 km
- Yuleton — 3.3 km
- Wolwekop — 4.4 km
- The Cliff — 5.5 km
- Kleinheek — 5.6 km
- Thalassa — 6.1 km
Rietpoort: clock, sun and surroundings
Time runs the same in Rietpoort and in nearby Vaalbank (3) and Yuleton.
Records show 1 postal code for Rietpoort.
Time in Rietpoort is measured by Africa/Johannesburg, at UTC+2. Whether clocks are moved for summer: No.
The horizon brightens over Rietpoort at 5:36 AM, and the sun sets at 6:24 PM. Daylight runs 12 h 48 min.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Rietpoort identified?
- The time zone for Rietpoort is identified as Africa/Johannesburg, with an offset of +2.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Rietpoort?
- No.
- How late in the morning does the sun rise in Rietpoort?
- It rises at 5:36 AM.